Titus 3:3–7

3 At one timez we too were foolish, disobedient, deceived and enslaved by all kinds of passions and pleasures. We lived in malice and envy, being hated and hating one another. 4 But when the kindnessa and love of God our Saviorb appeared,c 5 he saved us,d not because of righteous things we had done,e but because of his mercy.f He saved us through the washingg of rebirth and renewalh by the Holy Spirit, 6 whom he poured out on usi generously through Jesus Christ our Savior, 7 so that, having been justified by his grace,j we might become heirsk having the hopel of eternal life.m